Necktie



UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcir.

CHARLOTTE E. PAGE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NECKTIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,535, datedDecemberl, 1885.

Serial No. 162,628. (ModeL) To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLOTTE E. PAGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckties, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in neckties; and it consists inthe peculiar construction and arrangement of the same, substantially aswill be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and use, referring to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a View of a tie made according to my invention. Fig. 2 is adetail View of the knotted center piece. Fig. 3 is a rear view of thetie, and Fig. 4 is a diagram of the manner of cutting out the mainportion of my tie.

In the construction of the kind of neckties herein represented muchmaterial has heretofore been wasted in the manner of cutting, and inthat portion of the tie which is commonly covered by the vest, and sohidden from sight.

In the construction of my tie I take a perfectly square piece ofmaterial and cut a small square out of one corner, and then cut itdiagonally across from corner to corner, as shown in Fig. 4. I thus cutout pieces exactly alike, and do not waste any of the material, as thesmall corner removed in cutting is of such a form as to be readilyutilized in other work. I place the two main parts of material, a a,together, as in Fig. l, with their di-' agonally-cut edges overlapped,thus forming a triangular indentation at the center of the upper edge,which is filled with any desired center, but which I prefer to fill asfollows: I take a strip of material, either the same as or differentfrom the main body of the tie, and tie it into an ordinary knot, as atb, which is puffed or bunched to obtain a better effect, as in Figs. 1and 2, and this knot is sewed to the main body of the tie to fill thenotched center. The effect of this knot is also greatly heightened bythe twisting of the ends after being passed through the loop and beforebeing drawn up,

as this gives a twisted appearance to the face of the knot whenfinished, as will be seen in the drawings. The neck-strap c of the usualform is then secured, the securing-pin d inserted, and the device isfinished.

Such a tie not only presents a novel and pleasing effect, but is madewith less material than heretofore, the material being cut bias, so thatall parts are readily utilized. The knotted center piece is quickly andeasily formed, and is applicable to any form of tie that has the notchedupper edge which it can fill.

In some cases, to fill and stiffen the upper edge of the tie, I form ortie the knot around the strip of card-board or cloth, as at e in Fig. 3,and this is secured in place with the knot to stiffen and aid inretaining the upper edge in shape.

In any case I use the rear side of the knot 12 as a keeper for the endof the neckband c, and thus dispense with the usual shield used for thispurpose, the neckband being simply drawn through the knot and secured bythe pin, as indicated in Fig. 3.

It will be noticed that the main body of the tie is drawn down to anapproximate point, which gives this part of the article a verysymmetrical V-shaped appearance, and the diagonally-cut edges of thematerial run in a vertical line down the center, as shown; but the Vshape at the bottom may be dispensed with, if desired, without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

The twisted ends of the knot b are secured to the main body of the tieor to the rear portion of the knot by sewing or otherwise. This insuresthe twisted ends to remain so, and retains the puffed appearance of theknot.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. As an improved article ofmanufacture, a flat tie or neckscarf having its center piece composed ofa strip of material tied in a knot, with the ends of said strip twistedafter being passed through the loop of the said knot to give a twistedand bunched appearance to the knot when drawn tight, and secured in suchtwisted position beneath the body of the scarf, substantially as shownand described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a fiat tie or neckscarf havingthe main body composed of two pieces of material, a a,whose meetingedges are cut on a line diagonal to the lines bounding the right angularouter corners of the scarf, and the said scarf edges overlapping oneupon the other in a Vertical line down the center of the said scarf,substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a neckscarf, the pieces a a, formed and secured together to form aV-shaped main portion, as specified, in combination'with the centerpiece, b, having the knotted appearance herein described, the neck-strapc, and pin d, 15

CHARLOTTE E. PAGE.

Witnesses:

W. G. MCARTHUR, F. STRATTON.

